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[04/10/12 - 11:15 PM]
Q1 in Review/Q2 in Preview: TBS, TLC, TNT, truTV, TV Land, USA & VH1
A look at what's ahead on the cable channels, plus a recap of their ratings to date this year.

[04/10/12 - 11:14 PM]
Q1 in Review/Q2 in Preview: MTV, Nickelodeon, OWN, Oxygen, Showtime, Spike TV, Starz & Syfy
A look at what's ahead on the cable channels, plus a recap of their ratings to date this year.

[04/10/12 - 11:13 PM]
Q1 in Review/Q2 in Preview: Food Network, FX, G4, HBO, History & Lifetime
A look at what's ahead on the cable channels, plus a recap of their ratings to date this year.

[04/10/12 - 11:12 PM]
Q1 in Review/Q2 in Preview: Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney XD & E!
A look at what's ahead on the cable channels, plus a recap of their ratings to date this year.

[04/10/12 - 11:11 PM]
Q1 in Review/Q2 in Preview: A&E, ABC Family, AMC, Animal Planet, BET, Bravo & Cartoon Network
A look at what's ahead on the cable channels, plus a recap of their ratings to date this year.

[04/10/12 - 11:10 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 10
Updates include: Danny Glover, Barry Levinson among latest to "Ali's Greatest Fight" at HBO; Freya Tingley joins Netflix's "Hemlock Grove"; and Lauren Cohan upped to series regular on AMC's "The Walking Dead."

[04/10/12 - 03:40 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "Pawn Stars" Return Tops Charts
Plus: numbers for Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio," TLC's "Mama's Boys of the Bronx" and Discovery's "Jesse James: Outlaw Garage."

[04/10/12 - 03:35 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Game of Thrones" Continues Its Reign
Plus: numbers for ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball," Showtime's "The Big C" and Lifetime's "The Client List."

[04/10/12 - 02:42 PM]
FOX Weekly Ratings - "American Idol" Is the Week's Highest-Rated and Most-Watched TV Show
FOX spins the numbers for the week of April 2-8.

[04/10/12 - 02:40 PM]
BBC America Presents "White Heat" - Premieres Wednesday, May 9 as Part of Dramaville
Sam Claflin, Claire Foy and MyAnna Buring star in the project, which charts the lives of seven friends from 1965 through to present day.

[04/10/12 - 01:21 PM]
CBS to Rebroadcast "CSI: Miami" Season Finale This Saturday at 9:00/8:00c
Said installment was delayed in several time zones by a 51-minute overrun of The Masters this past Sunday.

[04/10/12 - 01:20 PM]
Two-Night Crossover Event With "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "Hawaii Five-0" Airs Monday, April 30 & Tuesday, May 1
Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Scott Caan and Daniel Dae Kim will be featured in both episodes.

[04/10/12 - 01:19 PM]
Voting Is Now Open for "Clash of the Commercials: USA vs. the World," an Interactive Countdown Special Hosted by Heidi Klum and Kevin Frazier, to Be Broadcast Monday, May 21
Also, Cirque du Soleil's "KA" will perform in the CBS special.

[04/10/12 - 01:18 PM]
"Judge Judy" Is #1 Show in First-Run Syndication
CBS Television Distribution spins the numbers for the week of March 26-April 1.

[04/10/12 - 01:18 PM]
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Scores Solid Ratings With Weekend Original Primetime Series
OWN spins the numbers for Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8.

[04/10/12 - 01:14 PM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "The Voice" Leads Network's Primetime Week of April 2-8
NBC spins the numbers for the week of April 2-8.

[04/10/12 - 01:02 PM]
Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel 2012 Summer Preview
The 10 film slate begins with "Notes From the Heart Healer" on Sunday, May 13 at 8:00/7:00c.

[04/10/12 - 12:52 PM]
FX Animated Comedy Series "Archer" Records Its Most-Watched Season Ever
FX spins the numbers for the season to date.

[04/10/12 - 12:49 PM]
TLC Premieres "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding" on April 29 at 10/9c
The eight-episodes series will air Sunday nights at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[04/10/12 - 11:48 AM]
"iCarly" Ranks as This Week's Number-One Kids' Show on Basic Cable
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for the week of April 2-8.

[04/10/12 - 11:16 AM]
Turner Weekly Ratings - TBS Continued Its Reign as Basic Cable's #1 Network with Adults 18-34 in Primetime
Turner spins the numbers for the week of April 2-8.

[04/10/12 - 10:43 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - Network Is Up for the 4th Straight Week to Generate Its Most-Watched Non-"Oscar" Week Since November
ABC spins the numbers for the week of April 2-8.

[04/10/12 - 10:40 AM]
"Hawaii Five-0" Wins Time Period and Grows Audience Across the Board
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, April 9.

[04/10/12 - 10:37 AM]
"Murphy Brown" to Receive Impact Award at "TV Land Awards" 10th Anniversary
Plus: Katie Couric and Fran Drescher to present while Carrie Ann Inaba joins the "In Living Color" reunion.

[04/10/12 - 10:28 AM]
"60 Minutes" Makes the Top 10 and Is Sunday's Top Primetime Program
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, April 8.

[04/10/12 - 10:26 AM]
Disney Channel Sweeps TV's #1 Total Day Ranking Across Target Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14 Demographics
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of April 2-8.

[04/10/12 - 09:52 AM]
"Moonshiners: Cannonball Run" Special Premieres Wednesday, April 18 at 10PM E/P on Discovery
The one-hour special follows Tim and Tickle as they "try to make some quick cash by transporting moonshine - while trying to avoid a real life Boss Hogg."

[04/10/12 - 09:49 AM]
CBS Weekly Ratings - Hoops, Comedies and Drama Lead Network to Weekly Win in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of April 2-8.

[04/10/12 - 09:46 AM]
HBO Renews "Game of Thrones" for Third Season
"Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss raised our expectations for the second season - and then surpassed them," said Michael Lombardo.

[04/10/12 - 09:37 AM]
Showtime Sizzles With Season Premieres of "Web Therapy" & "The Real L Word"
"Therapy" returns Monday, July 2 at 11:00/10:00c followed by "L Word" on Thursday, July 12 at 10:00/9:00c.

[04/10/12 - 09:25 AM]
A&E Network Presents New Original Real-Life Series "Cajun Justice"
The 21-episode series, formerly known as "Cajun Blue," will premiere Thursday, June 7 at 10:00/9:00c.

[04/10/12 - 08:45 AM]
ABC is Monday's Most-Watched Net for the 4th Week Running/"Scandal" Repeat Tops NBC's Original "Smash" at 10pm
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, April 9.

[04/10/12 - 08:42 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice" Tops Latest Night of Lows
The Peacock's juggernaut and lead out "Smash" both dip to Monday lows.

[04/10/12 - 07:22 AM]
4th Annual TBS Just For Laughs Chicago, Biggest Comedy Festival in the U.S.A., to Feature Spectacular Line-up of Comics, with More Surprises to be Announced Soon
Vince Vaughn, Aziz Ansari, Stephen Merchant, Bill Engvall, Billy Gardell, John Pinette, Patton Oswalt, John Oliver, Kevin Smith, Mike Birbiglia, Jeff Ross and Amy Schumer are among the featured talent.

[04/10/12 - 12:00 AM]
Kudos Film and Television, Shine International & Hopscotch/eOne Ink Historic Deal for Major New Television Drama "Hunted"
The Melissa George-led drama, previously known as "Nemesis," will premiere on Cinemax later this year.

[04/09/12 - 11:18 PM]
Development Update: Monday, April 9
Updates include: FOX to roll back "Cops" next season; TNT on track to renew "Southland"; and Dana Delany to return for "Desperate Housewives" finale.

[04/09/12 - 06:39 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown" Tops Demos for Second Week
Plus: numbers for Nickelodeon's "Fred: The Show," Lifetime's "America's Most Wanted" and Disney Channel's "Snap!"

[04/09/12 - 06:34 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Continues Win Streak
Plus: numbers for HBO's "God Is Bigger Than Elvis," E!'s "The Real American Reunion" and truTV's "Impractical Jokers."

[04/09/12 - 01:53 PM]
New Music from Tonight's April 9 Episode of NBC's Critically Acclaimed Musical Drama "Smash" Available Today on iTunes
"Never Give All the Heart" was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman; performed by Katharine McPhee.

[04/09/12 - 01:49 PM]
New Season of "American Guns" to Feature Weapons That Are Historical, Iconic and Completely Outrageous
As previously reported, the series returns Wednesday, April 25 at 9:00/8:00c on Discovery.

[04/09/12 - 01:02 PM]
The CW Announces Premiere Dates for Summer Reality Series
"The Catalina" will premiere Tuesday, May 29 followed by "Breaking Pointe" on Thursday, May 31.

[04/09/12 - 12:25 PM]
Monday Night Mayhem Begins April 30 on MTV With the Return of "Ridiculousness," and the Premiere of New Hidden Camera Show "Money From Strangers"
Hosted by comedian Jeff Dye, "Money From Strangers" is a new take on the hidden camera show.

[04/09/12 - 11:16 AM]
"New Girl," "Raising Hope" and "Glee" to Continue Laughs in 2012-13 Season on FOX
"All three of these comedies add a fresh and distinctive flavor to our Tuesday nights, and I'm really happy to bring them back to our air next season," said Kevin Reilly.

[04/09/12 - 10:54 AM]
Boomerang Celebrates Earth Day with 14-Hour "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" Marathon
The celebration will begin at 6 a.m. (ET), showcasing favorite episodes from each season of the series throughout the day.

[04/09/12 - 10:00 AM]
ABC to Encore "Scandal" Premiere Tonight at 10:00/9:00c
The last minute rebroadcast will replace the previously announced repeat of "Castle."

[04/09/12 - 09:22 AM]
NBA TV's Popular Fan Night Delivers Record-Setting Viewership for 2011-12 Season
NBA TV spins the numbers for the season to date.

[04/09/12 - 09:06 AM]
Saturday Night's Alright for FOX Sports
Look for a college football, Major League Baseball, NASCAR, NFL or UFC event on 28 of the 32 Saturday nights from April 14 through December 8.

[04/09/12 - 08:55 AM]
ABC's "GCB" Earns Solid Results from 9-11pm on Easter Sunday
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, April 8.

[04/09/12 - 08:53 AM]
Spring Season of Syfy's "Powerful Mondays" Features Return of "Eureka" Monday, April 16 at 9PM, Followed by Second Season of "Lost Girl" at 10PM
The programming block will feature "the fifth - and final - season of the beloved, iconic series 'Eureka.'"

[04/09/12 - 08:29 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: PGA Overrun Bumps CBS to Top Spot
Said overrun was also up significantly from last year's Masters coverage.







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Production on season two will begin in Tulsa this spring.

[01/07/26 - 09:29 AM]
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[01/07/26 - 09:11 AM]
Netflix Announces New Comedy Series "A Hundred Percent" Starring Nick Kroll, Sam Richardson, Jason Mantzoukas, and Vanessa Bayer
The half-hour comedy is about a group of friends working inside the Thought Leader industrial complex.

[01/07/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[01/07/26 - 08:32 AM]
FOX Entertainment Introduces FOX Creator Studios New Creator-Led, Digital-First Division to Partner with Next-Gen Talent, Developing New Formats, Building Future of Global IP and Reaching Audiences Where They Are
The new studio debuts with a focus on food content and an inaugural roster boasting some of the world's most influential culinary voices, including Gordon Ramsay, Rosanna Pansino, Jolly, Sorted Food, Food Theorists, and Little Remy Food.

[01/07/26 - 08:00 AM]
Television Legend Judge Judy Sheindlin Marks 30-Year Milestone with All-New Season of "Judy Justice" on Prime Video January 19
The series will debut with three episodes on premiere day and new episodes released every weekday until April 10.

[01/07/26 - 06:01 AM]
What Next? Netflix Reveals Series, Films and Games Coming in 2026
Upcoming season premieres include "Beef" on April 16; "Sweet Magnolias" on June 11; and "Virgin River" on March 12.

[01/07/26 - 06:00 AM]
Video: The Heist You Can't Miss - Prime Video's "Steal" Trailer and Key Art Debut
All six episodes will be available on January 21, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[01/07/26 - 05:32 AM]
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The series explores real stories of friendships that turn into dangerous fixations, romantic envy, and co-worker rivalries gone wrong.

[01/07/26 - 04:03 AM]
Netflix Supports Warner Bros. Discovery Board's Commitment to Merger Agreement
After a comprehensive and rigorous review process with its independent financial and legal advisors, the WBD Board reaffirmed its conclusion that the transaction with Netflix is in the best interests of WBD stockholders.

[01/07/26 - 04:01 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors Unanimously Recommends Shareholders Reject Amended Paramount Tender Offer
The Board unanimously reiterates its recommendation in support of the Netflix combination and recommends that WBD shareholders reject PSKY's offer.

[01/07/26 - 03:40 AM]
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A dedicated customs officer and his team take on a notorious smuggler leading a powerful syndicate, but unexpected obstacles threaten their mission.

[01/07/26 - 12:01 AM]
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The series tells the story of a young female doctor who defies the communist apparatus to save the health of the youngest.

[01/06/26 - 05:01 PM]
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The series follows Eun-ho (Kim Hye-yoon), a cynical nine-tailed fox who grants wishes for a living - and is determined never to become human.

[01/06/26 - 03:18 PM]
FOX NFL Rings in Best Regular Season Since 2015
The regular season averaged 19.633 million viewers for the network.